What are the stresses of ancient marriage?

In ancient times, the conclusion of marriage paid attention to six procedures: receiving gifts, asking names, receiving gifts, inviting parties and welcoming relatives. Nacai is equivalent to modern marriage proposal, that is, if the man is willing to marry into the woman's house, he needs to ask the matchmaker to bring gifts to the woman's house to propose marriage. After the woman agrees, she accepts the gift from the matchmaker.

After asking the name, that is, the eight characters match, the matchmaker will ask the woman's parents when the woman was born, write the woman's date of birth, name, third-generation birthplace and other information on a piece of red paper and give it to the man, and go to a fortune teller to see if it is appropriate for the two sides to match the eight characters.

Naji is called "Guo" or "Ding Xiao", which is the name after the combination of eight words. If both men and women can get married, then the man needs to take the birth dates of both men and women to the fortune teller to see if they are consistent. If there is a match, then don't send someone to the woman's house with a discounted gift, and send a letter of appointment to discuss some marriage conditions with her.

Requisition is a formal dowry. The man will give the woman some gifts and gifts, and the woman will receive these bride price gifts at home. This is called engagement.

Invitation is commonly known as date, date of issue. It means that when both men and women reach the age of marriage, the man will first ask the fortune teller to choose a good date and a good wedding date, and then write it on red paper. The matchmaker will accompany the man to the woman's house and inform her to prepare her daughter's marriage. If a good day is set, the wedding will be held regardless of wind and rain.

Kissing the bride is called welcoming the bride. On the wedding day, the groom will go to the bride's house in person, or the man will greet the bride on his behalf. This is a tide of the whole wedding, but it is also the most folk custom in the wedding custom culture. The day before the wedding, the woman will send him to the man's house, and in the process of modern marriage, many families also follow these six wedding processes.

Marriage is a life event for both men and women, so the ancients were very particular about it. Of course, there are some details. If you know, you can leave a message in the comments section.